Dyeing-machine.



H. HIGGS.

DYEING MACHINE.

APPLICATION HLED MAR. 9l 1914.

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Application ille March 9, 191e. Serial No. 823,354.

To all 'whom it may concern.'

'Be it known that I, HENRY Hroos, a subject of the Kin of England,residing at Amsterdam, in t e county of Montgomery and 'State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful improvements inDyeing-Machines, of which the'following is a full, clear, and exactdescr1ption, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it apertains to make and use the same.

Tliis invention relates to dyeing or washing machines, and with res ectto certain more specific features thereo ,to rotary dyeing or washingmachines.

This invention has for one of its objects to provide a rotary washingmachine which will be eiiicient in action and highly practical. Anotherof the objects of the invention is to provide improved means to minimizethe roughing up or feltin of the goods. It is another object of thlsinvention to provide simple and practical apparatus adapted to uniformlydye or wash goods.

Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed out hereafter.q

The invention accordingly consists in th l features of construction,combinations of elements and arrangement of parts which will beexemplied in the construction hereinafter set forth, and the scope ofthe application of which will be indicated inthe following claims.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown one of variousembodiments of the invention,-

igure 1 is a view in front elevation of an improved rotary dyeingmachine; and

Fig. 2 is a sectional vlew of the same, taken on Athe line 2--2 of Fig.1, looking in the direction of the arrow.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, 1n which similarreference characters refer to similar parts throughout the differentviews, the numeral 1 indicates a dye vat which may be constructed ofwood or other suitable material and which comprises side walls 2 and. 3,and al peripheral wall 4 referably taking `on the general shape ofp arotatable frame 5, and connecting with said side walls to confine thedye liquor. At the front of the machine and pivotally mounted on a shaft6, liXed and extending between the side Walls 2 and 3, is a door 7. Thisdoor is adapted' to be closed and removably secured or clamped inengagement with the sidewalls 2 and 3 and w1th the peripheral wall 4,and when so closedand secured forms a part of the liquor retaming vatWall and is provided with means, which will be hereinafter described, torender the joint or joints between the before-mentioned walls of the vatand the door of a liquid-tight character. Fixed to the shaft 6 are apair of arms 8 carryin counter-Weights 9 adjustable, asindicate at 10,and adapted to render comparatively easy the opening and closing of thedoor 7. .l ournaled in the side walls 2 and 3 of the vat l is a shaft 11which carries in I'iXed engagement therewith, the rotatable frame orcarrier 5. Stuling boxes 12 or other suitable liquid-confining means areprovided on both sides of the machine and serve to prevent the dyeliquor from leaking out of the vat between the rotatable shaft 11 andthe side walls 2 and 3. The rotatable frame 5 is preferably constructedwith large yperipheral gears 13, one on each end of the frame and, asshown, is permanently mounted in the vat.

The lower edge of the opening which is closed by the door 7, extendsbelow the normal level of the treating liquor in the vat, the liquidtight .arrangement preventing leak of the liquor when operating. rlhus,when dischargin goods from the carrier through the door some liquor maybe left in the vat below said opening so that any material notcompletely treated may not dry out and thereby become streaked or bedefective.

A driving shaft 14 is supported in a bracket 15 fixed to the side wall 2of the vat, as indicated at 16. rlhe shaft 14 is equipped with a drivingpulley 17 for obtaining variable speeds, and has also fixed thereto aworm 18 which meshes with a worm wheel 19 fixed on a shaft 20. The shaft20 extends through suitable bearings in the side walls 2 and 3 of thevat, and has fixed thereto pinions 21 meshing with the largeperipheralgears 13 on the frame 5. The vat 1 practically ensconces the rotatableframe 5 and when filled with dye liquor the frame 5 is substantially'submerged in the liquor. Particular and important advantages arise fromthe use of a construction of this character. inasmuch as the material issubmerged in rateatea aan@ aa, mit.

' or felting 'of the goods.

'slower than would be practical if the material were only submerged inthe dye about half of each revolution and by reason. of thls slowermovement of the frame or drum thedisturbance of the material isminimized, avoiding to a great extent the roughing up In the presentembodiment a slight rolling or tum llng move- -ment of the goodsqin theseveral compartments is given, as will hereinafter appear. By sustainingthe goods in the bath while causing them to rotate about a pointsubstantially within each chamber the goods will be more effectivelytreated because of the agitationl caused by the shape and movement ofthe impelling walls of the compartments. When the goods are sustained bythe bath the carrier may be more rapidly rotated without rubbing thegoods to any substantial extent, and this more rapid rotation ispossible, and comports with effective treatment, because the goods areiniiuenced by the treating liquor during the entire rotation of thecarrier. Furthermore, it will be perceived that a superior product willresult, due to the foregoing, because as the goods are rotated or movedupon themselves inthe chamber to cause more effective penetration of thedye liquor they are at thel same time sustained by-the bath and notheavily rubbed against each other, felting ofthe goods being thusavoided. Heating means are indicated at 22 in the form of steam pipesprojected intothe vat to bring the liquor to a proper temperature. Theframe 5 comprises a plurality of compartments 23, shown in thispreferred form as live in number. These compartments are formed bylongitudinal perforate walls 24 extending between spiders 25, to whichlatter are secured end perforate walls r26 of sector-like appearance.The inner sides of the longitudinal walls 24 take into a small druml orcore 27 approximate the shaft 11, and the outer sides ofthe walls 24 aresecured to longitudinal struts 28 which may be integral with the spiders5. There is secured to the frame 5,

about the periphery thereof, a number of pivotally movable doors 29, oneassociated with each of the compartments 23. These doors are all similarin construction and correspondingly pivoted on longitudinal struts 30,as indicated at 31, and these doors are adaptedto be secured inengagement with the longitudinal struts 28. Clamping means are provided,as indicated at 32, to effect the aforesaid liquid-tight engagement withthe strut 28. By means of these doors the material being treated isretainedin the compartments, and access may be had to any one of thechambers or compartments which make up the rotary drum, and accordinglythe compartments may be loaded with goods or material to be dyed withoutremoving the frame from the vat. An outlet for the dye liquor isprovided at 33.

It is to be notedv that thel drum or frame 5 is uite extensivelycomposed of perforate wal s which may be of wire screening or othersuitable penetrable material in order to permit the dye liquor to passfreely in and tion 36 adapted to be engaged by a c amping screw. 37,-which is associated with a threaded. member 38 fixed to one of theconlining walls of the vat. A handle 39 islprovided for the convenienceof the operator in tightening or loosenin the clamp.

In loading the mac ine with material to be dyed, they door 7 isunclamped from its engagement with the confining walls of the vatandmoved about the pivot shaft 6 into a position allowing easy access tothe rotary frame or drum 5 from the front of the machine. The frame isthen turned to permit the operator to unclamp one of the doors 29 of acompartment 23, whereupon the operator swings this door into itsopenposition and lills the compartment with material. The door is thenlocked and the frame is rotated to bring the next compartment intoiilling position, and there the aforesaid operation is repeated, and soon, until the desired number of compartments have been made ready forthe dyeing operation. The front door 7 is then locked and clamped inposition against the walls of the vat, a liquidtight relation therewithbeing secured by means of squeegee or packing strips 40, and the dyeliquor introduced to a level suiiicient to submerge any material in anyof the compartments in the frame 5. The heating means 22 is thenoperated to bring the temperature of the dyevliquor to the proper pointfor dyeing and the drum is slowly rotated to cause slight disturbance ofthe goods to facilitate the action of the dye liquor. As the carrier 5rotates the doors of the respective compartments move into and the goodstoward andthrough the upper portion of the vat they coperate withgravity to give a slight rollingor tumbling movement of the goods. Thisrolling or epicyclic movement of4 the material also enables the dyeliquor to penetratejthe goods at every angle and thus enhances theuniformity of the work as wellas expediting the operation.

lt will be seen, therefore, 'from the foregoing that there is provided adevice which accomplishes, among others, all the objects and advantageshereinbefore set forth.

As many changes could be made inthe above construction and manyapparently widely diierent embodiments of this invention could be madeWithout departin from the scope thereof, it is intended that a mattercontained in the above description or shown in theaccom anying drawingsshall be interpreted las limiting sense.

lt is also to loination a rotary member comprising a plucom artmentsadapted to contain material, sai compartments comprising longitudinallyextendin concave-convex walls, transverse end wa s and perileral walls,and a va't in which said mem r is rality o ustrative and not in abeunderstood that the lan- 4guage used in the following claims isindisposed for rotation adapted to contain liquor to a oint where thesaid lon 'tudinally exten g walls are substantial y continuouslsubmerged during a complete ro.- tation o said member.

2. In dyeing apparatus or the like, in combination a rotary membercomprising a plurality ci compartments adapted to contain 'materiaL saidcompartments comprislng longitudinally extending concave-convexperforate walls, transverse end wallsand peripheral walls, and a vat inwhich said member is disposed for rotation adapted to contain liquor to'a oint where the said longitudinally extendlng walls are substantiallycontinuously submerged during a complete rotation of said member;

3. Indyeing apparatus or the like, in `combination, a rotary membercomprising a plurality .of compartments adapted to contain material,said compartments comprising longitudinally extending concave-convexwalls, the concavity of one wall facing the convexitv of. an adjacentwall, transversey HENRY HIGGS. Witnesses:

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during a complete rotation of said'

